Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 59 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Mar 31, 2006, 11:37 AM GMT+3 (08:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 94 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-31 08:37:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.490° N, 25.870° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000edb5. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7477 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.692 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.487 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7441 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.152 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7434 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7433 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.194 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7432 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7432 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.096 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7431 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.3Crete, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.195 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.5108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7495 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.1120 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7499 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7501 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7503 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1121 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7506 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7517 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000edb5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.